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13th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE'02)
Worst Case Reliability Prediction Based on a Prior Estimate of Residual Defects
Annapolis, Maryland
November 12-November 15
ISBN: 0-7695-1763-3
Peter G. Bishop, Adelard and Centre for Software Reliability
Robin E. Bloomfield, Adelard and Centre for Software Reliability
In this paper we extend an earlier worst case bound reliability theory to derive a worst case reliability function R(t), which gives the worst case probability of surviving a further time t given an estimate of residual defects in the software N and a prior test time T.
The earlier theory and its extension are presented and the paper also considers the case where there is a low probability of any defect existing in the program. For the "fractional defect" case, there can be a high probability of surviving any subsequent time t. The implications of the theory are discussed and compared with alternative reliability models.
Keywords: reliability prediction, reliability testing, worst case reliability bound, residual fault prediction.
Citation:
Peter G. Bishop, Robin E. Bloomfield, "Worst Case Reliability Prediction Based on a Prior Estimate of Residual Defects," issre, pp.295, 13th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE'02), 2002
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